Senior Engineering Manager, Core Automation (Platform)

About the role

The organization operates in the financial technology sector with a focus on increasing economic freedom through innovative solutions. It addresses challenges in compliance operations and customer experience by leveraging AI-driven automation to enhance operational efficiency and shareholder value. The organization emphasizes a remote-first work model complemented by periodic in-person collaboration sessions. The Senior Engineering Manager, Core Automation (Platform) is responsible for leading engineering teams focused on automating compliance processes using advanced AI technologies. This role contributes by designing scalable systems, guiding development, and collaborating across functions to improve compliance posture and customer experience. The position requires driving innovation in AI-powered operations and ensuring high-quality software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced GenAI techniques, including large language models and Agentic AI, to organizational challenges.
• Partner with Operations and Compliance teams to maximize impact.
• Build and manage engineering teams in the compliance domain.
• Plan, design, develop, and test software systems and applications.
• Design scalable systems using modern cloud technologies and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate visions into quarterly roadmaps.
• Coach team members on design principles, coding standards, and AI tool adoption.
• Ensure security, scalability, and architectural integrity of features.
• Lead hiring, training, and growth of high-performing AI/ML engineering teams.
• Manage multiple engineering efforts while maintaining service quality.
• Implement processes to improve engineering quality, AI adoption, and delivery impact.
• Provide technical leadership on architecture and engineering culture.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of software engineering experience.
• At least 5 years in engineering management, including 2 years managing managers.
• Expertise in fostering high-quality code and engineering processes.
• Strong execution skills and ability to navigate ambiguity.
• Capability for both long-term strategy and short-term planning.
• Experience with multi-tenanted, distributed systems at scale.
• Hands-on skills including coding, incident management, and troubleshooting.
• Commitment to building an open financial system.
• Nice to have: Experience deploying LLM-based applications and improving their accuracy.
• Nice to have: Background in Customer Support Compliance or Financial Crimes domains.

Pay

Annual base salary range: $253,895—$298,700 USD, excluding equity and bonus. Total compensation may include equity, bonus eligibility, and benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)

Schedule

Remote-first work model complemented by periodic in-person collaboration sessions.